Football Preview: Hempfield Area Spartans vs. Canon-McMillan Big Macs
The Hempfield Area Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Canon-McMillan Big Macs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Hempfield Area's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Central Catholic on Friday. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Vikings are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Canon-McMillan hadn't done well against Mt. Lebanon recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Canon-McMillan narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Mt. Lebanon 17-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Big Macs.
Canon-McMillan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Ethan Campoli, Evan Morris, and Morris picked up one apiece.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed nine in total. All those points came courtesy of Zach Barzd: he added nine points with three field goals.
Hempfield Area's defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Canon-McMillan, their record now sits at 2-3.
Hempfield Area lost to Canon-McMillan on the road by a decisive 45-27 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Hempfield Area, Ryan Angott (who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 42 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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